Data From Utah Autopilot Crash Shows It Picked Up Speed Before Ramming In To Parked Fire Truck

A Tesla that crashed while in Autopilot mode in Utah this month accelerated in the seconds before it smashed into a stopped firetruck, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press Thursday. Two people were injured.

Data from the Model S electric vehicle show it picked up speed for 3.5 seconds shortly before crashing into a stopped firetruck in suburban Salt Lake City, the report said. The driver manually hit the brakes a fraction of a second before impact.

Police suggested that the car was following another vehicle and dropped its speed to 55 mph to match the leading vehicle. They say the leading vehicle then likely changed lanes and the Tesla automatically sped up to its preset of 60 mph (97 kph) without noticing the stopped cars ahead of it.

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Agent009 - 5/25/2018 12:26:15 PM

+9 Boost

It just brings to light how far we still need to go. The industry had no problem selling the hype, but now the consumer has false expectations.

zlives - 5/25/2018 3:38:39 PM

+9 Boost

Tesla Car: there is no truck,
Fire Truck: Bang, fuck, you are dead

MDarringer - 5/25/2018 4:37:21 PM

+8 Boost

AUTOKILL

qwertyfla1 - 5/25/2018 9:31:09 PM

+10 Boost

Autocrash -just name Musk as your beneficiary on your life insurance policy and we will throw in free of charge this interior fabric protection package...

vdiv - 5/26/2018 10:35:59 AM

0 Boost

RTFM:
"Warning: Traffic-Aware Cruise Control can not detect all objects and may not brake/decelerate for stationary vehicles, especially in situations when you are driving over 50 mph (80 km/h) and a vehicle you are following moves out of your driving path and a stationary vehicle or object is in front of you instead. Always pay attention to the road ahead and stay prepared to take immediate corrective action. Depending on Traffic-Aware Cruise Control to avoid a collision can result in serious injury or death. In addition, Traffic-Aware Cruise Control may react to vehicles or objects that either do not exist or are not in the lane of travel, causing Model S to slow down unnecessarily or inappropriately."